Cooperative communication processing method, eNB, and system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a cooperative communication processing method, the method includes: acquiring report information of a first communication device, where the first communication device is a supporting device or a benefited device; and if it is determined, according to the report information of the first communication device, that the first communication device needs to perform a communication handover, executing the following steps: sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, so that the first communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the first communication device and a source eNB; and sending a connection configuration message to a second communication device. According to the present invention, release or maintenance processing of a cooperative relationship between cooperative communication devices in a communication handover process can be implemented.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cooperative communication processing method, wherein the method comprises:
 acquiring report information of a first communication device, wherein the first communication device is a supporting device or a benefited device; and 
 if it is determined, according to the report information of the first communication device, that the first communication device needs to perform a handover, executing the following operations: 
 sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, so that the first communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the first communication device and a source eNB; 
 sending a connection configuration message to a second communication device, so that the second communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the first communication device and a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the source eNB, wherein the second communication device is a cooperative communication device of the first communication device 
 wherein after it is determined, according to the report information of the first communication device, that the first communication device needs to perform the handover, and before the sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, the method further comprises: 
 determining that all bearer contexts of the first communication device are cooperative bearer contexts. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein before the sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, the method further comprises:
 sending a handover request message to a handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover request message comprises a first bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device, and the first bearer context comprises the cooperative bearer context and a non-cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device; and 
 receiving a handover acknowledge message from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover acknowledge message comprises a second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device according to the first bearer context by the handover target eNB of the first communication device; and 
 the sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device comprises: 
 sending the connection configuration message to the first communication device, wherein the connection configuration message carries the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device, so that the first communication device initiates a random access procedure to the handover target eNB of the first communication device according to the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       3. A cooperative communication processing method, wherein the method comprises:
 acquiring report information of a first communication device, wherein the first communication device is a supporting device or a benefited device; and 
 if it is determined, according to the report information of the first communication device, that the first communication device needs to perform a handover, executing the following operations: 
 sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, so that the first communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the first communication device and a source eNB; 
 sending a connection configuration message to a second communication device, so that the second communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the first communication device and a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the source eNB, wherein the second communication device is a cooperative communication device of the first communication device, 
 wherein after it is determined, according to the report information of the first communication device, that the first communication device needs to perform the handover, and before the sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device, the method further comprises: 
 confirming that a bearer context of the first communication device comprises a non-cooperative bearer context; 
 sending a handover request message to a handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover request message comprises a first bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device, and the first bearer context comprises a non-cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device; and 
 receiving a handover request acknowledge message from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover acknowledge message comprises a second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device according to the first bearer context by the handover target eNB of the first communication device; and 
 the sending a connection configuration message to the first communication device comprises: 
 sending the connection configuration message to the first communication device, wherein the connection configuration message carries the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device, so that the first communication device initiates a random access procedure to the handover target eNB of the first communication device according to the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the first bearer context further comprises the cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device. 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 3 , wherein before the sending a connection configuration message to a second communication device, the method further comprises:
 after the handover acknowledge message is received from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, when a first time interval reaches a threshold, confirming that the second communication device is still served by the source base station. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the handover acknowledge message further comprises a eNB identifier of the handover target eNB of the first communication device and a radio network temporary identifier that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device, and the method further comprises:
 saving, in the cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the second communication device that is saved in the source eNB, the eNB identifier of the handover target eNB of the first communication device and the radio network temporary identifier that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:
 acquiring report information of the second communication device; 
 determining, according to the acquired report information of the second communication device, whether the second communication device needs to perform handover processing; and 
 if the second communication device needs to perform the handover processing, sending a handover request message to a handover target eNB of the second communication device, wherein the handover request message comprises the bearer context between the source eNB and the second communication device, the eNB identifier of the handover target eNB of the first communication device, and the radio network temporary identifier that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       8. A source eNB for implementing cooperative communication processing, wherein the source eNB comprises:
 at least one memory configured to store at least one instruction; and 
 at least one hardware processor configured to, including configured by the at least one instruction to: acquire report information of a first communication device, wherein the first communication device is a supporting device or a benefited device, and a cooperative communication device of the first communication device is a second communication device; 
 determine, according to the acquired report information of the first communication device, whether the first communication device needs to perform a handover; 
 send a connection configuration message to the first communication device when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover, so that the first communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the first communication device and the source eNB; 
 send a connection configuration message to the second communication device when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover, so that the second communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the first communication device and a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the source eNB, 
 wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to: 
 confirm that all bearer contexts of the first communication device are cooperative bearer contexts, when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover. 
 
     
     
       9. The source eNB according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
 send a handover request message to a handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover request message comprises a first bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device, and the first bearer context comprises the cooperative bearer context and a non-cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device; 
 receive a handover acknowledge message from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover acknowledge message comprises a second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device according to the first bearer context by the handover target eNB of the first communication device; and 
 send the connection configuration message to the first communication device, wherein the connection configuration message carries the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device and received, so that the first communication device initiates a random access procedure to the handover target eNB of the first communication device according to the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       10. A source eNB for implementing cooperative communication processing, wherein the source eNB comprises:
 at least one memory configured to store at least one instruction; and 
 at least one hardware processor configured to, including configured by the at least one instruction to: acquire report information of a first communication device, wherein the first communication device is a supporting device or a benefited device, and a cooperative communication device of the first communication device is a second communication 
 device: determine, according to the acquired report information of the first communication device, whether the first communication device needs to perform a handover; 
 send a connection configuration message to the first communication device when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover, so that the first communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the first communication device and the source eNB; 
 send a connection configuration message to the second communication device when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover, so that the second communication device releases a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the first communication device and a cooperative bearer context between the second communication device and the source eNB, 
 wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to: 
 confirm that a bearer context of the first communication device comprises a non-cooperative bearer context, when the first communication device is determined to need to perform the handover; 
 send a handover request message to a handover target eNB of the first communication device when the bearer context of the first communication device is confirmed to comprise a non-cooperative bearer context, wherein the handover request message comprises a first bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device, and the first bearer context comprises a non-cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device; 
 receive a handover acknowledge message from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, wherein the handover acknowledge message comprises a second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device according to the first bearer context by the handover target eNB of the first communication device; and 
 when the bearer context of the first communication device is confirmed to comprise a non-cooperative bearer context, send the connection configuration message to the first communication device, wherein the connection configuration message carries the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device and received, so that the first communication device initiates a random access procedure to the handover target eNB of the first communication device according to the second bearer context that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device. 
 
     
     
       11. The source eNB according to  claim 10 , wherein the handover request message sent to the handover target eNB of the first communication device further comprises the cooperative bearer context between the source eNB and the first communication device. 
     
     
       12. The source eNB according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
 after the handover acknowledge message is received from the handover target eNB of the first communication device, when a first time interval reaches a threshold, determine whether the second communication device is still served by the source eNB, and if the second communication device is still served by the source eNB, send the connection configuration message to the second communication device. 
 
     
     
       13. he source eNB according to  claim 10 , wherein the received handover acknowledge message further comprises a eNB identifier of the handover target eNB of the first communication device and a radio network temporary identifier that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device, and the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
 save, in the bearer context between the source eNB and the second communication device that is saved in the source eNB, the eNB identifier of the handover target eNB of the first communication device and the radio network temporary identifier that is allocated to the first communication device by the handover target eNB of the first communication device.